Chapter 55
There was a type of flower on the other shore, the mystical Red Spider Lily, which was known to bear only flowers with no leaves. Its petals paved the pathway to the underworld, guiding the dead to Lethe, a river with water that made the souls of the dead forget their life on earth. There was a bridge, known as Naihe, where the dead would encounter Meng Po and get a taste of her soup.
Meng Po’s soup, generally known as the Love Potion, would erase all memories from the past before the dead entered a new cycle of life. Some of the poor souls, however, refused the soup, so Meng Po had no choice but to fulfill their wishes. As a result, these souls were marked with a mole on their chest.
In return, these souls would have to spend a thousand years in the Lethe River, enduring the torment of deadly flames and floods before they were allowed to enter a new cycle of life. These reincarnated souls would be born with their memory intact, allowing them to search for their past lovers and resume their conjugal felicity.
The room was so quiet that the only sound they could hear was their breathing. He was still staring blankly at the mole on her chest, which reminded her of an old legend that she once read from an online article. For the dead who refused Meng Po’s soup, they would have to endure many years of suffering in the Lethe River in exchange for their memories to be kept. Once reincarnated, they would remember their past and would no longer remember the torment.
She had the same mole on her chest in her previous life, but it was slightly smaller.
He used to stare at the mole the same way, blankly, as if enchanted by their fading memories. Could he be…
“So damn beautiful!” His sudden remark shattered everything that Ye Qiao believed in from the legendary tale.
Frankly, she was speechless for a moment.
Contrary to her flawless and seemingly opalescent skin, the mole had the brilliance of vermillion red that stood out so vividly. The word beautiful alone could not express his admiration. Therefore, the word ‘damn’ was added as an emphasis.
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